Ms. Grace Lau
Sir Edward Youde Memorial Scholarship for Undergraduate Students in 1987/88
Ms. Grace Lau is the Executive Director of Risk and Compliance Department in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Ms. Lau obtained her Bachelor of Social Sciences degree from the University of Hong Kong in 1988, a Master degree in Economics from the University of Hong Kong in 1992 and another Master degree in Investment Management in 1998 from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Ms. Lau began her career in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority in 1994, working in various functional areas including monetary policy, economic and market research, market systems policy, banking development and securities enforcement. Currently, Ms. Lau is responsible for the oversight of investment risks and other risk-generating activities across the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. She oversees the monitoring and controlling of market, credit, liquidity and operational risks arising from the investment process of the foreign reserves of Hong Kong, and supports the work of the Risk Committee.